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The fighters for tomorrow night’s UFC on fOX 8 event have all weighed in and made their bouts official. Three of tomorrow participants missed the mark on their first attempt and have been granted additional time to try and make weight. UFC on FOX 8 goes down tomorrow night from the KeyArena in Seattle, Washington...

This afternoon, UFC officials announced that a lightweight bout between Jamie Varner (21-7-1 MMA, 3-2 UFC) and Gleison Tibau (27-9 MMA, 11-7 UFC) has been added to the already stacked UFC 164 card. The former WEC lightweight champion, Varner, most recently saw action at UFC 155 in December, where he scored a split-decision victory over Melvin...

After a streak of frustrating losses coming out of the Blackzillians camp in Boca Raton, questions are left to be asked. Alistair Overeem, Melvin Guillard and Rashad Evans, all top pupils of the sport are simultaneously hitting very rough patches with bad losses in the UFC. Glenn Robinson spoke with Stephie Daniels of Bloody Elbow...

“Blackzilians didn’t represent [at UFC 156]. It was a bad night for them. In the first round, [Overeem] was running into a clinch. He wasn’t throwing anything. Running into a clinch, his hands were down by his knees. Yeah, it was a weird fight. “I don’t know if he thought he could out-slick him and...

UFC 155 delivered fireworks last Saturday from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Those fireworks, however, were not without consequence. With Joe Lauzon and Tim Boetsch turning in their bloodiest performances to date and former champ JDS walking away unrecognizable, many fighters have been handed down medical suspensions by the NSAC. The full...

The Nevada State Athletic Commission recently released the disclosed list of UFC 155 payroll figures. Topping the list was evening headliner Junior dos Santos who took home $400,000.00 for his losing effort against Cain Velasquez. UFC 155 took place from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Here are the full list of...

Buy or Sell: Joe Lauzon will submit Jim Miller. Chase Raymond Sell- Even though Joe Lauzon’s last 3 wins earned him “submission of the night” bonuses, I see Lauzon winning via decision. Jim Miller is a black belt in BJJ under Jamie Cruz. Lauzon is dealing with a fighter that is the real deal...

The UFC 155 Weigh-Ins took place today at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. All fighters made weight for their contracted appearance tomorrow on pay-per-view. The full results are as follows: MAIN CARD: (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET) Junior dos Santos (239) vs. Cain Velasquez (240) – for heavyweight title Joe Lauzon (156) vs....

BJPenn.com’s Lynn Mitchell sits down with UFC featherweight Max Hollaway just before his last training session as he heads to UFC 155 taking place in Las Vegas, NV. Holloway, the youngest fighter in the UFC roster ,will be squaring off with UFC Vet Leonard Garcia on short notice replacing Cody McKenzie due to an injury....

Another injury has hit the UFC’s year-end-pay-per-view event. Cody McKenzie has been forced off the card with an injury and on just 10-days’ notice the 21-year-old, Max Holloway has agreed to step in and face Leonard Garcia. UFC officials announced the change via twitter just moments ago. UFC 155 is set to take place on...

The Ultimate Fighter franchise has a new champion. Team Nelson’s Colton Smith decisively took out Canada’s top prospect Mike Ricci with a grueling three-round decision victory that displayed the Army Combative specialists superior grappling skill. Top featherweight fighter Dustin Poirier returned to the cage and the win column tonight in an impressive first round stoppage...

Today the UFC held the weigh-ins ceremony for tomorrow night’s TUF 16 Finale. Today’s festivities took place from Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. All fighters made weight and all fights are now official for the fight card. TUF 16 Weigh In Results: MAIN CARD: (FX, 9 p.m. ET) Matt Mitrione (257)...

A long-awaited bout between lightweight contenders Anthony “Showtime” Pettis (15-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) and Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone (19-4 MMA, 6-1 UFC) is nearly set. “Showtime” last saw action in February at UFC 144, where he earned a first round KO victory over Joe Lauzon. The Duke Roufus protege, Pettis, is the last man to defeat current UFC lightweight champion...

By Evan Stoumbelis Ultimate Fighter season 8 runner up Vinny Magalhaes has inked a deal with the UFC. His first opponent is rumored to be Igor Pokrajac at UFC 152. The bout has yet to be confirmed by UFC officials, as is Magalhaes’ newly inked contract, but it was reported by Canadian Sportsnet reporter Joe...

The weigh-ins for the most highly anticipated fight of the year have been scheduled for July 6th at the Mandalay Bay Events Center. The weigh-in will coincide with the UFC Fan Expo that will take place July 6-7 at the same venue. In the main event for UFC 148, Anderson Silva will take on Chael...

BJPENN.com Radio was back this week with another star studded lineup. We kicked off the show with former UFC featherweight title challenger Ricardo Lamas who discussed his win over Dennis Bermudez at UFC 180 in Mexico, as well as his desire to fight Conor McGregor if Dennis Siver withdraws from their bout. Next up we...

Last night BJPENN.com Radio was back with another star studded episode. First on the show was Ashlee Evans-Smith, who will be making her UFC debut this Saturday at UFC 181 against Raquel Pennington on just two weeks notice. Next up was Francisco Rivera, who will be fighting Urijah Faber in the main event of the...

Last night BJPenn.com Radio was back with another star studded lineup. First on the show we had Al Iaquinta, who has been on a tear as of late, winning back to back fights by way of knockout. Our next guest, Pat Barry, discussed the tragic death of Roufusport kickboxer Dennis Munson, and what could have...

Last night, BJPENN.com Radio was joined by Ralek Gracie and Renzo Gracie. Ralek discussed his JiuJitsu promotion, Metamoris, and how Renzo was signed to fight Kazushi Sakuraba at Metamoris 5. Ralek also broke down how the famous ‘Secret match’ came to be, and why it’s so tricky for both opponents to compete in. Renzo Gracie...

King Mo is currently gearing up for his Bellator 131 bout this Saturday against Joe Vedepo, who was also a guest on BJPENN.com Radio this past week (Listen to that HERE). Mo was originally supposed to fight Tom DeBlass at the event, but after a nasty cut forced DeBlass out of the bout (See that...

“I’m just going to work on things that I could have done better. I’m actually going to lift during this camp, during this off-season. Last off-season I didn’t, so I’m actually going to start lifting again, trying to get up a little more power for this next fight.” UFC welterweight number one contender, Johny Hendricks,...

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